Welcome to Highlands ...

So far, we found very little information about Highlands. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Highlands to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Highlands, please Contact Us.

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Highlands would have been located within present day Grainger County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Highlands is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Highlands was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Highlands was located: 865

Communities Also Named Highlands ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Highlands - they are located in Alabama (4), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado (3), Delaware (2), Florida (2), Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine (2), Maryland (4), Massachusetts (3), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia and Washington (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Highlands.

Communities near Highlands ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Highlands.

• Kodak
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <4>
• Cook Mill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
• Morristown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Morristown is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
• Dyers Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
• Jefferson City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
• Oakland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oakland is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
• Kings Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Valley is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
• Dandridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dandridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dandridge <4>
• Beans
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beans is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
• New Tazewell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • New Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tazewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tazewell <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Highlands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highlands.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Highlands. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highlands.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Highlands. See our Newspapers Page for Highlands.